Published September 2008 | Version v1
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Measurements of low energy antiparticles with the PAMELA experiment

Creators

  • 1. Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm (Sweden)

Description

The PAMELA space telescope was launched on 15th of June 2006. The main goal of the experiment is precision studies of the antiparticle component of the cosmic radiation. Particle rigidity, charge and type can be measured with the three main detectors of the experiment - the silicon tracker, the time-of-flight (ToF) system, and the electromagnetic calorimeter. PAMELA is housed on a Russian Resurs-DK1 satellite which orbits the earth with an inclination of 69 degrees and is therefore exposed to regions with low geomagnetic cutoff, making the detection of low energy antiparticles feasible. The combination of the ToF and silicon tracker allows the antiproton component to be mass-resolved below 1 GV/c, while the electromagnetic calorimeter is used in addition to this above 1 GV/c. The selection of antiprotons below 2 GeV/c is discussed in this paper. (authors)

Part of:
Proceedings of the 21. European Cosmic Ray Symposium

Additional details

Identifiers

URL
http://ecrs2008.saske.sk/;

Publishing Information

Publisher
Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences
Imprint Place
Kosice (Slovakia)
ISBN
978-80-968060-5-8
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the 21. European Cosmic Ray Symposium
Imprint Pagination
634 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 423-426
Report number
INIS-SK--2010-040

Conference

Title
21. European Cosmic Ray Symposium
Dates
9-12 Sep 2008
Place
Kosice (Slovakia)

INIS

Country of Publication
Slovakia
Country of Input or Organization
Slovakia
INIS RN
41124695
Subject category
S73: NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
ANTIPROTONS; BRAGG CURVE; CHARGED PARTICLE DETECTION; CHARGED PARTICLES; COSMIC ALPHA PARTICLES; COSMIC ELECTRONS; COSMIC PIONS; COSMIC POSITRONS; COSMIC PROTONS; COSMIC RAY FLUX; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HELIUM 3; HELIUM 4; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; SPACE VEHICLES; TIME-OF-FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETERS
Descriptors DEC
ALPHA PARTICLES; ANTIBARYONS; ANTILEPTONS; ANTIMATTER; ANTINUCLEI; ANTINUCLEONS; ANTIPARTICLES; BARYONS; BOSONS; CHARGED PARTICLES; COOPERATION; COSMIC RADIATION; DATA; DETECTION; DIAGRAMS; DYNAMIC MASS SPECTROMETERS; ELECTRONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FERMIONS; HADRONS; HELIUM ISOTOPES; INFORMATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOTOPES; LEPTONS; LIGHT NUCLEI; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MATTER; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MESONS; NUCLEI; NUCLEONS; NUMERICAL DATA; PHYSICS; PIONS; POSITRONS; PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION; PROTONS; PSEUDOSCALAR MESONS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION FLUX; RADIATIONS; SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION; SPECTROMETERS; STABLE ISOTOPES; TIME-OF-FLIGHT SPECTROMETERS; VEHICLES

Optional Information

Notes
1 tab., 4 figs., 13 refs.